Lawrence Grey (producer)

Lawrence Grey is a Canadian-American film and television producer.

Grey launched his production company Grey Matter Productions in 2013. Grey Matter’s first film, Lights Out, was released by Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema on July 22, 2016.

Grey launched his producing career as a studio executive, serving as Executive Vice President and Co-Head of Production for Mandate Pictures from 2009-2011 and Senior Vice President of Production at Universal Pictures from 2006‑2009.

From 2000 to 2006, Grey was an executive at Fox Searchlight Pictures. During his time there, Grey found the script for Juno, which he packaged with director Jason Reitman and oversaw through production. While at Searchlight, Grey also oversaw the acquisition and production of the action-fantasy films Night Watch and Day Watch from Russian filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov, who went on to direct Wanted. He developed Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Tyler Perry’s first film. Additionally, he oversaw The Hills Have Eyes from French director Alexandre Aja,Johnson Family Vacation, The Ringer, and 28 Weeks Later.

Lawrence produced the 2012 film Hope Springs (as Co-Producer) starring Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carell and directed by David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada), as well as the 2013 film Last Vegas (as Executive Producer), which starred Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, and Kevin Kline, and was directed by Jon Turtletaub.

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